The engineering of human reproduction is one of the defining scientific advances of the past century. Methods to specifically engineer the testis have an equally long and rich history, and have experienced significant progress over the past two decades, leading to current-day breakthroughs which are shifting the paradigms by which...
The epidemic of obesity and associated metabolic diseases have led to increased scrutiny of adipose tissue and its primary cell type, the adipocyte. However, studies show that regional adipose tissue distribution rather than obesity per se is a major determinant of metabolic disease risk. Despite having an obese body mass...